A Boring Dystopia

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The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing (www.npr.org)

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"The school safety and security industry has grown rapidly over the past decade," says Sonali Rajan, senior director with the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, which advocates for gun control. "The challenge right now is that these school safety products, the vast majority, have absolutely no evidence guiding their effectiveness."

Inside the school safety conference, vendors in an expo hall showcase panic buttons, bullet-resistant whiteboards, facial recognition technology, training simulators, body armor, guns and tasers.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Inside the school safety conference, vendors in an expo hall showcase panic buttons, bullet-resistant whiteboards, facial recognition technology, training simulators, body armor, guns and tasers.

I'd have loved to be a fly on the wall there. I'm sure it would have tickled my sick sense of humor. I mean, the actual solution has been obvious for how many decades now? But mimimi voters might not like it. Reminds me of German politicians gathering around to celebrate the internal combustion car industry.